Sikorsky Helicopter Advances War Role And Roebling Alligator
Detroit reports Igor Sikorsky's helicopter in production as a potential war weapon with spotting and reconnaissance uses. It details his background, style, and a 36 acre Connecticut plant, plus Donald Roebling's alligator land sea vehicle ordered by the marines for $3.2 million, its design, capabilities, and development from a hurricane era rescue craft.
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Detroit
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Wright Brothers
Paris
Rachmaninoff
Rene Fonck
France
Sikorsky
Connecticut
Chopin
Ne Air
Wilke
Charlie Chaplin
University of Kiev
Donald Roebling
Brooklyn Bridge
Detroit Auto
Florida
Everglades
Washington A. Roebling
Niagara Gorge
Young Roebling
Smithsonian
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Stage and screen notes from a Hollywood year
A roundup of 1940s entertainment news: 20th Century Fox plans a multi sleuth film with Philo Vance and others, George Sanders as The Falcon, Mr Moto appearing from an internment camp, The Show Boat revival on Broadway with Metro screen rights, Katharine Cornell joining Stage Door Canteen with proceeds to service groups, plus star appearances by Hepburn Lawrence Hayes Bolger Kyser Berg en. Harry Sherman's Lost Canyon faces a comedy of errors over alfalfa. Tarzan Triumphs replaces O'Sullivan with Frances Gifford as Weismuller departs family duties. Sammy on radio ends. Alfred Ryder, longtime actor in Sammy's, joins the army, reflecting real-life career shifts.
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20Th Century-Fox
Bryan Fox
Philo Vance
Michael Shane
the Falcon
Bulldog Drummond
William Powell
George Sanders
Mr. Moto
Laziness pays off ad libbing ads to fame and fortune
Martin Block, once an announcer at a small station earning 30 dollars weekly, found success by ad libbing commercials. Now master of ceremonies on The Hit Parade he earns about 4000 dollars per week. Columbia completed the largest technicolor stampede scenes for The Desperadoes filmed in Utah with over 1000 horses. Backgrounds include Robinson's canyon and Johnson's canyon famed for color.
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Martin Block
Odds and Ends from the Stage and Screen
The Henry Aldrich cast seeks a ninth player to form a full baseball team. Bing Crosby and Bob Hope rescue Dorothy Lamour in Road to Morocco using DeMille’s 1923 Ten Commandments tent. Nan Grey, wife of jockey Jackie Wes trope, fears horses while friends urge fondling them. North Carolina campers name their jeep after Kate Smith and claim it can nearly sing God Bless America.
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Henry Aldrich
Sheik
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Dona Drake
Morocco
DeMille
Nan Grey
Jackie Westrope
North Carolina
Kate Smith
Star Spangled Banner Origins and Early Public Debut
Western Newspaper Union recalls the 1814 birth of The Star Spangled Banner with Key's poem printed in Baltimore American on Sept 21 and later set to the tune of To Anacreon in Heaven by Ferdin and Durang. The article notes the flag, battle memories, and enduring national anthem history.
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Strea
Key
Baltimore American
John Stafford Smith
Heaven
Ferdinand Durang
Baltimore
Oe Street
Pattern 7350 Jacket Sizes 12 to 18 With Illustrations
Pattern 7350 provides jacket instructions for sizes 12 14 16 18 with diagrams showing stitch details and fabric layout. The guide emphasizes fit and color options and includes cutting layouts and sizing notes.
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Etna Det
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Sammy
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New York Giant
Western Newspaper Union
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Land of the
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Eighth Ave
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